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Abstract

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit an integer overflow vulnerability in the libpng library to cause a crash or execute malicious code on a vulnerable system.

Content

CVE ID: CVE-2011-3026

DESCRIPTION: The libpng library used by IBM Informix Genero contains an integer overflow vulnerability. If you use IBM Informix Genero to handle PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image files and an attacker causes your IBM Informix Genero program to open or display a malicious PNG file, your IBM Informix Genero application might crash, or could be caused to run malicious code with the privileges of the user running the application.

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